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Hello,
It's been quite a while since Colin got as excited about a couple sticks of RAM as he did with the Patriot Memory PC2-8000 modules in this
Edition of the Newsletter... low latency and high speed capability all in one package,
how very versatile! Colin's review on this DDR-2 RAM is a good read. Be
sure to give it a once over, especially if you're considering the upcoming
socket AM2 Athlon64 processor or running an Intel Pentium 4 PC right now.

Enthusiast calibre RAM usually only comes in one of two forms; high speed memory with lax timings or lower speed memory with tight timings.
Making a decision at this crossroads will have a big impact on your PC's
performance, and for most of us it's confusing as to which route is the
best to follow. What sets this pair of PC2-8000 DDR2 memory apart from the
competition is that it's capable of three different frequency &
timings settings. Patriot Memory's PDC22G8000+XBLK memory is rated for a
CAS Latency of 3 at DDR2-667 speeds, CAS 4 at DDR2-800 speeds, and to
reach DDR2-1000 speeds a CAS Latency of 5. Those numbers are good news for
AMD and its upcoming socket AM2 Athlon64 processor. The Athlon64 CPU
traditionally reacts very well with low latency memory, and on the other
side of the fence Intel users can appreciate how the memory clocks as high
as the sky... Continue Here>>

Consumers interested in occasional gaming, but not willing to fork out loads of cash should really applaud what the MSI NX7300GS-TD256E
videocard has to offer. The PCI Express x16 MSI NX7300GS-TD256E videocard
supports dual monitors (DVI / analog) and includes a TV-Output option for
S-Video and Component output cables. The GeForce 7300GS GPU will snatch a
bit of system memory for its own use by design, but the MSI NX7300GS still
comes with 256MB of on board DDR-2 memory for its own use. Continue Here>>

As MP3 players go, there are literally
hundreds of makes and models to wade through. Lesser players suffer
horrendous battery longevity, frustrating control and navigation menu's,
and thrust users into a world of basic features that are akin to peddling
down the highway like the Flintstones do. The Samsung YP-U1ZB MP3
player has 1GB of memory and a nice black and white back-lit LCD
display. The YP-U1ZB draws power from an internal rechargeable Li-polymer
battery that puts out roughly 13-hours of music. Best of all, the
whole contraption recharges right in the USB slot with the same USB2.0
jack it uses for moving data. Now, how about those headphones? Continue Here>>

The new dual core AMD
Athlon64 FX-60 processor PCSTATS is testing is based on the Socket 939
form factor, with each individual core clocked at 2.6
GHz. Make no mistake about it, the AMD Athlon64 FX-60 is the most
versatile desktop processor on the market... and as we'll soon show you,
just about the fastest too. Like the dual core AMD Athlon64 X2 processors,
the dual core
Athlon64 FX-60 CPUis physically identical to all 939-pin AMD
'K8' processors and has a maximum thermal power of 110W. Each core has its
own 128KB L1 and 1MB L2 cache; so essentially what we have here are two
Athlon64 FX-55's squeezed into one package. Continue Here>>

PCstats Weekly Tech Tips: Don't Manage My Computer

This tip is for those who are paranoid
about computer security. ;-) The 'Manage My Computer' option
is very powerful, however in the wrong hands it can totally
wreck a computer.

Disabling this feature is quite easy; first we need to load up the registry editor (Click Start go to Run and type regedit and press the OK button). From there follow this path HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> CurrentVersion -> Policies -> Explorer and create a new DWORD value with the title NoManageMyComputerVerb. Give it a value of 1 then exit and reboot your machine.

From now on, that particular computer user will no longer have the 'Manage My Computer' option. Do this to every user account you want to restrict.